The Iraqi Constitution as Being Voted on in the Oct. 15, 2005, Referendum

The following is the full text of the draft constitution being voted on by Iraqis in Saturday’s referendum. It was translated from the Arabic by the United Nation’s Office for Constitutional Support, and the translation was approved by the Iraqi government. Items in parentheses are amendments approved Oct. 12 by parliament and translated by The Associated Press. The amendments were made too late to be included in the U.N.-translated text being distributed to Iraqi voters and will be publicized in the press.